Support is available for gay Irish people and spouses in straight marriages

Hundreds of Irish gay men and women are in straight marriages, as they feel obliged to hide their sexuality. Caomhan Keane went along to support groups, formed this year, for these men and women - and their spouses.

WITH the passing of the same-sex marriage referendum, Ireland took a stride of ‘pride’ into a future of equality, but we must not forget the people damaged by years of State-approved homophobia.

‘Homosexual acts’ were criminalised until 1993, such that many gay men and women did everything they could to stitch themselves into the approved fabric of society.